Brown (705A4F) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #705A4F

RGB rgb(112, 90, 79)

HSL hsl(20°, 17%, 37%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:29% K:56%

Luminance 0.1126

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.43:1

Aa — #705A4F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.26:1

Aa — #705A4F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#705A4F #4E646E

Analogous

#6E4E54 #705A4F #6E694E

Triadic

#705A4F #4E6E59 #594E6E

Split-comp.

#705A4F #4E6E69 #4E546E

Tetradic

#705A4F #546E4E #4E646E #694E6E

Monochromatic

#C8C3C0 #998F8A #655C58 #4A4340 #211E1C

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